Police say Ranasinghe was killed by the truck as it pulled away from a parking spot Saturday at about 2:30 p.m. in midtown Manhattan. They say he was pinned under the wheel and declared dead at the scene. They say the 43-year-old driver of the truck remained at the scene.

Waragoda says his father-in-law emigrated from Sri Lanka about 20 years ago. He says Ranasinghe had been married for more than 50 years and had one daughter.